Improvement in plows



- construction of plows without w ner that any shares of the p complete.

` the plow.

\ sertion of the l below the shoulder for the `the standard of sufcien L ard at J y u M "w is. f.

*Arrivi @FMC-wi' ABEL TEAGUnoF MADIsoNviLLn, KENTUCKY.

Specilication fnrmingpart offLettcrs'latent NQ. 95,163, Qatil September 10, 1569.

To all whom it may concern/ Be it known that I, ABEL TEAC-UE, of Madisonville, in the county of Hopkins, in the State of Kentucky, have invented certain new Improvements in the Construction of Plows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

' Ihe nature of my invention consists in the elding any of the parts which are made of metal; of forming the standard in ,one piece, and in such a manusual forms may be adjusted upon, and reard atpleasure, and also ufacture of plows more n it has heretofore been. zilled in the art to make I will proceed to describe operation of the same. perspective view of plow Fig. 2 shows a like view of plow with share removed. Fig. 3 shows a like view of standard. Fig. 4 shows alike view of the barbrace; Figs. 5 and 6, different shares. Fig. 7 shows a perspective view of the bar or sole of easily 'fastened upon, moved from the stand of; rendering the man simple and cheap tha To enable others sl and use myinvention, the construction and Figure 1 shows a The standard should of course have its dimensions to correspond with those of `other parts of the plow. It should be formedwith a hole, C, in it, near the lower end, for the in-` ip at the lower point of the bar` another at a, asuitable distance beam to rest upon, w-bolt, by which the or sole D, and

for the insertion of a sore upper end of the said bar is made fast to it. Between thesetwo holes a slot should be made in t length and width to purposes for which it is made. Above the holed the standard should be formed into shoulders, for the beam to rest upon, and then into a simple bolt to pass up through the beam and be secured thereto by al screw-nut on the upper side. The bar or sole is constructed substantially as shown in the drawings. From the point inserted in the standc it extends back, as shown at E, Fig. 1, horizontally, far enough to make sufcient bottom to secure steady running of the plow, and a hole is perforated through it for t answer the he insertion of a screw-bolt, by which they may September 2l, 1869,' aniedated be fastened upon the handle, and then it is bent forward again to the rear of thestandard, flattened and fastened thereto by a screwbolt through the hole a. the standard and the bar or sole are the main parts in the frame of a plow according to my invention, and are so simple that any ordinary blacksmith can make them with but a few tools, and of any suitable metal, such as wrought-iron and steel. They may be cast and both in one piece, easily and cheaply.

The sole-brace E, Fig. 4, is made similar in form to the lower part of the sole, and is intended to strengthen it, and to assist it in sustaining theweight of theplow upon the bottom of the furrow, and to protect it from wear against the ground. The sole-brace is fastened to the bar by having its lower end bent above and around it, while the upper end is perforated and held to it by the same bolt which holds the handles to it; It is asimple device, and cheaply replaced when worn out. Upon this standard almost any share now in use may be fastened and used. The common shovelshaped share may be fasten perforated with a counters upper end,through which a screwpassed, `and through the slot in the standard, with a head against the share anda nut against the under side of the standard. By means of that slot the share may be adjusted as may be desired. The under side of the share, convex form, prevents the share from moving out of place, either to the right or left. The head and nut of the screw-bolt holdit securely at the upper end. The mold-boardshaped share or blade, Fig. 6, is fastened upon the standard in a similar manner; butin order to give the share the proper degree of inclination to turn over the sod or soil,the inner side of the share should be made so much thicker than the rest of the share as may be necessary to produce that result, and, as afurther means of holding it firmly in position, it should be formed with a lug on the under side of the top, which will enter the slot cand co-operate with the screw-bolt in the hole a to prevent any lateral movement.

It will sufficientl ing description th proved operation improved mode unk hole, near the y appear from the foregoat I do not claim any imof the plow, but merely an o'f constructing its metallic These two parts of ed upon it by being bolt may be by 'its frame-Work, so tha-t it shall be simple, durable,4 4L. The metallic framework of a plow, comcheayp, and strong. posed ofLhe standard F and lche bar orl sole D,

Vhat I do claim as new, and desire to secure when cast in one single piece, constructed subby Letters Patent', is

l. The metallicsmudaid F, constructed substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The bar or sole D, constructed substantially as and for the purpose described. Attest:

3. llle bai' or sole brace E, when used in T. J. DENTON, combination with the bzu or sole D7 construct- S. I. TEAGUE. ed substantially as described.

stamt'a-lly as described.

ABEL TEAGUE. 

